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Intended College Attendance: Evidence from an Experiment on College Returns and Costs

Zachary Bleemer and Basit ZafarStaff Reports, Number 739, September 2015

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Zachary BleemerThe author declares that he has no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research described in this paper.

Basit ZafarThe author declares that he has no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research described in this paper.

The data used in this paper were collected as part of the Survey of Consumer Expectations conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The project is based on a panel survey that is conducted over the internet by the Demand Institute, which is jointly operated by the Conference Board and Nielsen.

The survey instrument was reviewed by the Ethics Board at Nielsen, and the data collection was approved by their board.